mapman
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| Who is the KING of MONOS? I have not seen that many bottles in one place since my kids were babies! | |
| Who is the KING of MONOS? Speaking as a relative peasant, I dropped over $3000 on a pair of Class D Icepower mono blocks recently.It's about as close to being a king in regards to my amplifiers that I suspect I may ever become.Class D is a fantastic technology that puts gr... | |
| Who is the KING of MONOS? Atmasphere,I hail those as worthy of a king for sure!Who/what can top that? | |
| How close to the real thing? Agree in general with Timlub. | |
| Cryo'ed LP's "Did you discuss the damage with Cryo International and, if so, did they provide an explanation? "I'm sure the only thing that would stop a company in the cryo business from cryoing anything the customer desires is the risk of a lawsuit.The abilit... | |
| John Lennon, 29 years ago today.... Not many celebrity tragedies affect me personally as much as Lennon's death, particularly those involving artists.Its a good day to reflect on a lot of things for many who shared and continue to share a special bond with John Lennon in some way... | |
| Squeezebox Touch: jitter thru wi-fi? "Does that seem ok/bad/borderline?"Well, my internal walls are drywall, not brick, so hard to say but I suspect brick would be more of an obstruction.You should be able to see the "number of bars" or % connection strength on the computer used as m... | |
| How close to the real thing? Peter,Recorded music in most people's homes and live music in a large well designed concert hall are two different beasts that will never be the same. I think realizing this helps manage expectations when experiencing either. Each can have its uni... | |
| Squeezebox Touch: jitter thru wi-fi? I agree that a wireless connection has no effect on sound quality or detail specifically. | |
| Squeezebox Touch: jitter thru wi-fi? Its true that higher resolution and lossless files have more data to transfer and may be more prone to delays due to throughput limitations on a wireless connection if present. For example, I seldom get a dropout playing mp3 files, but it can happ... | |
| How close to the real thing? Petrayer,Coincidentally, the Meyerhoff in Baltimore is one of the venues I have used extensively as a sound quality reference over the years.You, know the sound quality there as with most venues varies considerably depending on how teh performers ... | |
| Squeezebox Touch: jitter thru wi-fi? Yes, I have had occasional dropout issues with wireless G as well and found changing router frequency can help.With the default frequency/channel configured in my router for wireless G, I found that my Rokus would loose their connection to the ser... | |
| Squeezebox Touch: jitter thru wi-fi? Kijanki, yes, buffering helps reduce dropouts however I believe if throughput between server and Squeezebox client goes too low, the buffer still might not be filled fast enough to keep music flowing. That is what I experience on occasion with sim... | |
| ESS and Heil air-motion tranformer - any thoughts? Lafayette branded Ess/heil speakers were my first good speakers circa 1977.FWIW, they did not stick around long. The heils continuously got fried and the bass was fat/muddy. Not sure the heils were really that well integrated into the overall desi... | |
| Duevel Loudspeakers If they perform like other omnis I have heard, they probably sound best with some distance from walls in larger rooms.I went to OHM Walsh omni's specifically for performance and flexibility in an assymetrical room (L shaped). Asymetrical rooms can... |